西方

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  1. (Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).
  2. Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).
  3. the Western world; the West
  4. west

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Homographs

Examples

西方文化很看重个人。

Individuality is very important in the West.

Source: Tatoeba

太阳在东方升起,西方落下。

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

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日本有必要和西方各国接触。

Japan needed contact with the Western countries.

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哥伦布航行至遥远的西方,去寻找一个新大陆。

Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent.

Source: Tatoeba

不过,其它的方面已经超过了很多西方国家的程度。

However, other aspects have already surpassed the standards of many Western countries.

Source: Tatoeba

一篇大学论文描述了充斥在西方科幻作品中的「东方主义」。

A university thesis describes the "Orientalism" that imbues sci-fi in the West.

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因为中国是个发展中的国家,所以有的方面没有西方国家那么好。

Because it's a developing country, some aspects of China aren't as good as those in Western countries.

Source: Tatoeba

我还记得很多年前有一次我在温哥华的市中心过马路,一个印第安女人看着我说道:「别笑!」我能从她的脸上看出异域的西方文化真的框住了她的生活。

Walking through the crosswalk in Downtown Vancouver, BC, many years ago, a Native Indian woman looked at my face and said, "Don't smile!" I could see on her face how foreign Occidental culture really strained her life.

Source: Tatoeba

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